Kardash Surname

36,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kardash Surname User-submission:

Kardash means 'brother' in the old Turkic languages. After they immigrated to Eastern-European places such as the Ukraine, these Turkic people started bearing this last name.

Kardash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6,3511:7,168817
Russia3,0291:47,5816,310
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Belarus1,6771:5,666769
United States3881:934,17369,936
Canada2571:143,36814,728
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kazakhstan1271:139,23214,201
Bulgaria971:71,9474,596
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Transnistria381:12,4922,466
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Norway91:571,36544,190
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
England81:6,964,757184,742
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Kardash Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kardash means 'brother' in the old Turkic languages. After they immigrated to Eastern-European places such as the Ukraine, these Turkic people started bearing this last name.

- derinberktay

Kardash Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kardash Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kardash (Russian: Кардаш) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kardash? popularity and diffusion

Kardash is the 36,123rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 498,839 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Kardash live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 6,351 people, or 1 in 7,168. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 14 percent live, Rivne Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kiev, where 7 percent live. Apart from Ukraine it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent live and Sudan, where 15 percent live.

Kardash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kardash last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Catholic (50%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kardash surname are 14.81% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Kardash earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 51.8% more than the national average, earning 525,347 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $50,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kardasch9348/
Khardash933/
Kardas924,318/
Kardashch881/
Kardasz863,276/
Qardash86745/
Kordash86536/
Kardosh86302/
Cardash8662/
Kardesh8627/
Kardhas8621/
Kardass8620/
Khardas8620/
Kerdash8615/
Kardaus867/
Kardast865/
Kkardas861/
Kaardas861/
Kardashova821,653/
Kordasch8086/
Kardoush8073/
Kardosch8021/
Kardesch8019/
Kardoosh8010/
Khordash8010/
Kahardas807/
Kardoshe804/
Khardach801/
Kardaş7716,870/
Kardos7713,878/
Kordas774,188/
Kardaś771,634/
Cardas77675/
Kardaš77403/
Kardaz7713/
Kardaß779/
Kerdas774/
Kardaj771/
Kardac771/
Qardas771/
Kardać771/
Kardasova7523/
Kardasová758/
Khardoush752/
Kardacz71571/
Kardous71552/
Kordasz71217/
Cardeas71158/
Kardeis7184/
Kordosh7181/
Kardosz7140/
Kordesh7138/
Kardoos7123/
Kardost7120/
Kordass7119/
Kordashova7118/
Cardais7114/
Kourdas7112/
Kordach7110/
Cardasz718/
Kardaszová718/
Kardoss718/
Kardose717/
Cardach716/
Kardojh715/
Kardoch714/
Kardoshova713/
Kardausová713/
Khordas712/
Kerdosh711/
Cardesh711/
Cordash711/
Kordeas711/
Kardesz711/
Carddas710/
Kherdas710/
Kordoush67359/
Kordesch67207/
Khordesh6746/
Kardoust6728/
Kardouss6718/
Kardoost6716/
Kardouch6713/
Kardoose6712/
Qardoush675/
Kordatch672/
Gkourdas671/
Qardhaas671/
Kourdass671/
Kordhase671/
Cardache671/
Kardouse671/
Kheerdas671/

Kardash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kardash in the Russian language
Кардашkardas-

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